New South Korea architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. South Korean building news from across this North East Asia country.
London’s Zaha Hadid Architects was shortlisted in the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre competition, Seoul. ZHA create an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature. The architectural proposal is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future.
Lastly we feature Perpetual Spring, The Climate-Correcting Machine. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul commissioned this project.
The structure is located in the heart of downtown Seoul, has received the Architecture MasterPrize honoring international designs in various disciplines of architecture.
The Dragon Valley Retail District, planned by 5+design, provides an inviting public environment filled with outdoor gathering places, shops and entertainment at the center of the Yongsan International Business District (IBD).
‘La Ville de Pins’ is a French Restaurant Remodeling project in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, which is the hottest district at metropolitan area in the city of Seoul, Korea.
Asymptote Architecture principals Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture are pleased to announce the launch of the Velo Towers, within the Dreamhub development in the Yongsan District of Seoul Korea.
After 3 years of design and construction, SO – IL, the architectural studio of Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, complete a space for Kukje Gallery, in the historic neighborhood of Samcheong-ro in Seoul, South-Korea.
Diagonal Tower Seoul skyscraper: Yongsan International Business District, South Korea, design by SOM, Architects. A case study in efficiency, 343-meter (1,125-foot) tall building successfully integrates massing, structure, and performance.
Archipelago21, Studio Daniel Libeskind’s masterplan for the major redevelopment for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea dramatically reinvents the landscape of Korea’s historic capital city.
Harmony Tower, Seoul Skyscraper, South Korea – design by Studio Daniel Libeskind – part of the new Yongsan International Business district (YIBD) development, an iconic, 21st century sustainable office tower that is 46 floors: Harmony Tower Seoul, Yongsan Business District Skyscraper.
Dancing Towers, a project that is part of the new Yongsan International Business District YIBD development in Seoul, is a mixed used development that consists of three 41 story residential towers, (a total of 834 total residential units) with amenities, retail, parking and a connecting commercial podium base.
The Blade Seoul, Yongsan Tower, Korean skyscraper building: Dominique Perrault selected to build a tower in Yongsan International Business Center in Seoul
Cross Towers Seoul, Yongsan International Business District, South Korea – design by BIG – Korean skyscrapers revitalize the Han riverfront into a new commercial and residential center: Seoul Towers, Cross Towers
La Maison Hermès Dosan Park, 630-26 Shinsa Dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul shop: South Korea retail design by RDAI, Architects: Seoul store
MVRDV have apologised for its design of twin skyscrapers in central Seoul which resemble the exploding World Trade Center towers in New York. The designs have infuriated families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Jeongok Prehistory Museum Korea, Gyeonggi-do Building – design by studio MADe, Architects – located very close to an archeological dig, the site is a large basalt deposit; the museum is designed from the bottom up.
Busan Opera House, Korea architecture competition – various designs, including by Matteo Cainer Architects, Delisabatini architetti, Charles Rose Architects, and Solus4.
Largest cantilever roof in the world: Busan Cinema Center building, South Korea, by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU: new home of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) – multifunctional theater, cinemas, restaurants, cafés
SK Chemicals Headquarters, ECO LAB Pangyo-Dong, South Korea HQ building design by Heerim Architects & Planners, new Korean office development
Busan is the fifth largest port of the world. The Busan Opera House (BOH) is located in the Busan North Port development area. This zone is home to a cultural complex department, museums, a maritime culture center, a cruise center, waterfront causeway, public parks, an opera, a theater and a business district.